This course is grounded in accounting and finance and also draws on other core social science disciplines through optional courses and LSE100.  As well as developing core knowledge and skills in accounting and finance you will learn to analyse ways in which management, shareholders, and various other stakeholders understand and operate organisations and institutions within the economy and society. You will learn to critically evaluate the suitability of accounting and finance techniques in different contexts. You will also consider how markets allocate finance to firms and ventures and how and why institutions and governments regulate capital and information flows. This diverse social science approach to accounting and finance makes our graduating students highly sought after by a wide range of organisations globally in any area related to accounting or finance. The programme is widely regarded as being at the forefront of teaching in the field of accounting and financial management, and LSE is known for pioneering new approaches to the study of financial management practices in private and public organisations. Recent graduates of this programme have gone on to work in the areas of professional accountancy, investment banking, investment analysis, management consultancy and financial management, the public sector, as well as further academic study. If you successfully complete the degree, then depending on the optional courses you have taken, you may be eligible for exemptions from some examinations of the professional accountancy bodies.